(The Canadian Press)

By Justin Goulet

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate up at 9.6 percent in November

Dec 4, 2020 | 8:57 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The latest unemployment numbers have been released.

For the month of November, Alberta’s jobless rate was 11.1 percent. That’s up slightly from October’s 10.7 percent.

For the first time in a few months, the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region did not see the lowest unemployment rate, with the area’s rate at 9.6 percent. That was a jump from October’s rate of 8.7 percent.

Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake had the lowest rate in the province at 8.8 percent.

Below is a breakdown of each economic region in the province, with October’s jobless rate listed in parenthesis:

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• Camrose-Drumheller: 11.4 percent (12.6)
• Edmonton: 10.6 percent (11.6)
• Calgary: 10.4 percent (11.3)
• Red Deer: 10.4 percent (11.1)
• Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River: 10.3 percent (10.8)
• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat: 9.6 percent (8.7)
• Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake: 8.8 percent (9.9)

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CANADA-WIDE

For the nation, Canada’s unemployment rate was 8.5 percent last month, compared to 8.9 percent in October.

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Canada’s economy added 62,000 jobs, down from 84,000 in October.